53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St)
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 53 West 53 St · 10019
At a glance
53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St) is a 685,349-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 2019. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 2 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 80.8 kBtu/ft² and 5,115 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 3% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 2 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 80.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 166.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 5,115 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 8,822,180 kWh |
| Natural gas | 19,760 therms |
| Water use | 13,802 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 685,349 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6815970:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 2 | -1 | 80.8 kBtu/ft² | 5,115 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 3 | -6 | 78.9 kBtu/ft² | 5,248 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 9 | 73.5 kBtu/ft² | 4,211 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Local Law 84 (LL84)
Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 53 West 53 St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10019
- Coordinates
- 40.76142, -73.97820
Within ~1 km
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How does 53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St) compare with other multifamily housing buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 33,022 multifamily housing buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St)'s ENERGY STAR score of 2 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 3% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 80.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 43% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 685,349 sq ft, it is about 579% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2019, 67 years later than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 9 in 2022 to 2 in 2024 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 9. Site EUI moved from 73.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 80.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 4,211 tCO₂e to 5,115 tCO₂e over the same span (up 21%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 2 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 2 means the building performs better than about 2% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 2 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 73 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. 53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St)'s 80.8 kBtu/ft² across 685,349 sq ft works out to about 55.4 billion Btu (16,229 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 166.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 8,822,180 kWh of electricity, 19,760 therms of natural gas and 13,802 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St) to report its energy use?
53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St) reports under Local Law 84 (LL84), the legal basis of New York City's Energy and Water Data Disclosure program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:6815970:2024). Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St)'s energy grade?
53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St) scores 2 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 80.8 kBtu/ft² (166.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 685,349 sq ft, including 8,822,180 kWh of electricity and 19,760 therms of natural gas.
What are 53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St)'s carbon emissions?
53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St) reported 5,115 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St)?
53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St) is in New York City, New York 10019. Its coordinates are 40.76142, -73.97820 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St) and when was it built?
53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St) has 685,349 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2019 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St) covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Data Disclosure disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under Local Law 84 (LL84).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84 (LL84)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “53 West 53rd Street Condominium (53 West 53 St), New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/53-west-53rd-street-condominium-53-west-53-st-a0f4ccab (data as of October 2, 2026).